Photos by John Dickey, Tom Evans, Sean Villanueva and Nicolas Favresse - Nicolas Favresse and Sean Villanueva have completed a new free route on the far right side of El Capitan. The Secret Passage (5.13c R, 15 pitches) combines two existing routes to the right of the popular Zodiac, plus some new ground; it generally follows the first 10 pitches of Eagle’s Way (5.8 A3) and the last few pitches of Bad to the Bone (5.9+ A4). READ MORE.
Nico Favresse (left) and Sean Villanueva jamming on The Secret Passage. Photo by Sean Villanueva.
Nicolas Favresse leads the 5.13c 10th pitch of The Secret Passage (5.13c R) on El Capitan. Photo by John Dickey / dickeyphoto.com.
Climbing on the 5.12+ eighth pitch of The Secret Passage. Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva led or followed every pitch free during their five-day ascent. Photo by Tom Evans / elcap-pics.com.
Climbing on the 5.12+ eighth pitch of The Secret Passage. Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva led or followed every pitch free during their five-day ascent. Photo by Tom Evans / elcap-pics.com.
Pitch 8, 5.12+. Photo by Sean Villanueva.
Nicolas Favresse leads the 5.13c 10th pitch of The Secret Passage (5.13c R) on El Capitan. Photo by John Dickey / dickeyphoto.com.
Nicolas Favresse leads the 5.13a 12th pitch of The Secret Passage (5.13c R) on El Capitan. Photo by John Dickey / dickeyphoto.com.
Nico Favresse traversing the 5.13a pitch 13 of The Secret Passage. Photo by dickeyphoto.com.
Sean Villanueva on pitch 5, 5.12a. Photo by John Dickey / dickeyphoto.com.
